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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Peter Wood, Professor of History, Duke University. 2 of 2
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 17 mins
Peter Wood is interviewed about William Dunbar, Equiano's observations of independence, the Stamp Act, song as a means of protest, the dynamics leading up to the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley, Dunmore's Proclamation, the Somerset case, 18th century hope for freedom and equality, The Declaration of Independen...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 17 mins
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Peter Wood is interviewed about William Dunbar, Equiano's observations of independence, the Stamp Act, song as a means of protest, the dynamics leading up to the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley, Dunmore's Proclamation, the Somerset case, 18th century hope for freedom and equality, The Declaration of Independence, the dream deferred, the evacuation of the British from New York and the former slaves stuck in the middle.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Peter Wood, 1943-, Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784, William Dunbar, 1748-1810, John Murray, 1732-1809
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slaves, Revolutionaries, Laws and legislation, Stamp Act, 1765-1766, Declaration of Independence Signed, July 4, 1776, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, History, Politics & Policy, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–...
American Revolution of 1776, Slaves, Revolutionaries, Laws and legislation, Stamp Act, 1765-1766, Declaration of Independence Signed, July 4, 1776, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, History, Politics & Policy, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Peter Wood, 1943-, Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784, William Dunbar, 1748-1810, John Murray, 1732-1809, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Thomas J. Davis, Professor of History, Arizona State University and au...
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 43 mins
Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the signi...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 43 mins
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Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the significance of the Revolutionary War, Venture Smith as slave owner, The Constitution's sanction of slavery and what it meant to Venture Smi...
Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the significance of the Revolutionary War, Venture Smith as slave owner, The Constitution's sanction of slavery and what it meant to Venture Smith.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Thomas J. Davis, fl. 1974, Venture Smith, 1729-1805
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Freed slaves, Revolutions, Slaveholders, Slavery, Waterways, American Revolution, 1775-1783, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and West...
American Revolution of 1776, Freed slaves, Revolutions, Slaveholders, Slavery, Waterways, American Revolution, 1775-1783, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Thomas J. Davis, fl. 1974, Venture Smith, 1729-1805
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Interview with Catherine Acholonu, Associate Professor of English Literature...
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation), 44 mins
Catherine Acholonu is interviewed about the importance of Equiano's narrative, how Africans reacted to the possibility of being stolen into slavery, Equiano's family's reaction when told about Equiano's story, Equiano's people and the difference between African slavery and American slavery.
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation), 44 mins
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Catherine Acholonu is interviewed about the importance of Equiano's narrative, how Africans reacted to the possibility of being stolen into slavery, Equiano's family's reaction when told about Equiano's story, Equiano's people and the difference between African slavery and American slavery.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, 1951-2014, Olaudah Equiano, 1745-1797
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Character traits, Writers, Slavery, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Family and Culture, Early National Era (1790–1828), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Igbo, Africans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, 1951-2014, Olaudah Equiano, 1745-1797, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Interview with Charles Duell, Founder and President of the Middleton Place F...
produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
Charles Duell is interviewed about the role of the Middleton family in South Carolina history, land ownership as a measure of wealth, Arthur Middleton's decision to grow rice, plantation life, concerns about insurrections, contributions of the Middleton family to the colonies and their role in the revolution,
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produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
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Charles Duell is interviewed about the role of the Middleton family in South Carolina history, land ownership as a measure of wealth, Arthur Middleton's decision to grow rice, plantation life, concerns about insurrections, contributions of the Middleton family to the colonies and their role in the revolution,
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Charles Duell, fl. 2000, Edward Middleton, fl. 1678-1685, Arthur Middleton, 1681-1737
Topic / Theme
Plantation life, Slave trade, Slaveholders, Landowners, Rebellions, Americans, Africans
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Charles Duell, fl. 2000, Edward Middleton, fl. 1678-1685, Arthur Middleton, 1681-1737, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Interview with John Fynn, Professor of History, University of Ghana
produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 51 mins
John Fynn is interviewed about the first Europeans in America and how trade began with Africa, beginning of the slave trade, impact of the gun on Africa, existence of slavery in Africa, unholy alliance between African and European traders, traditions, expertise and skills that African people brought to America, th...
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produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 51 mins
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John Fynn is interviewed about the first Europeans in America and how trade began with Africa, beginning of the slave trade, impact of the gun on Africa, existence of slavery in Africa, unholy alliance between African and European traders, traditions, expertise and skills that African people brought to America, the journey from the castles of Ghana to America, the treatment Africans received from the slavers.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
John Fynn, fl. 2000
Topic / Theme
Treatment of slaves, Slave trade, Slavery, Africans, Europeans
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John Fynn, fl. 2000, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Interview with Timothy Breen, William Smith Mason Professor of American Hist...
produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 50 mins
Timothy Breen is interviewed about Anthony Johnson and life in 17th century Virginia, life of a slave vs. life of a servant, how race becomes the basis of law and politics, Anthony Johnson as a land owner and a slave owner.
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produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 50 mins
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Timothy Breen is interviewed about Anthony Johnson and life in 17th century Virginia, life of a slave vs. life of a servant, how race becomes the basis of law and politics, Anthony Johnson as a land owner and a slave owner.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Timothy Breen, 1942-, Anthony Johnson, 1600-1670
Topic / Theme
Landowners, Slave trade, Slaveholders, Race relations, Domestic service, Americans, Africans
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Timothy Breen, 1942-, Anthony Johnson, 1600-1670, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1, Interview with Betty Wood, Professor of History, Oxford University....
produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 54 mins
Betty Wood is interviewed about the propaganda to settle the New World, the Europeans' reaction to Native Americans, why the English did not use Native Americans for the work force, the early status of Africans in Virginia, Francis Le Jau's attitude towards the institution of slavery, Christianity and slavery, Le...
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produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 54 mins
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Betty Wood is interviewed about the propaganda to settle the New World, the Europeans' reaction to Native Americans, why the English did not use Native Americans for the work force, the early status of Africans in Virginia, Francis Le Jau's attitude towards the institution of slavery, Christianity and slavery, Le Jau's journals and Christianity, and Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Betty Wood, fl. 1998
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Christianity, Slavery, Propaganda, Africans, English
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Betty Wood, fl. 1998, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1, Interview with David Blight, Professor of History and Black Studies,...
directed by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
David Blight is interviewed about how the age of discovery led to expansion requiring labor, the formation of the Royal African Company, and the meaning of British participation in the slave trade, the transition from indentured servitude to slavery, slavery and the growth of American society, erosion of human rel...
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directed by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
Description
David Blight is interviewed about how the age of discovery led to expansion requiring labor, the formation of the Royal African Company, and the meaning of British participation in the slave trade, the transition from indentured servitude to slavery, slavery and the growth of American society, erosion of human relationships.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Indentured servitude, Race relations, Slavery, Slave trade, Frontier and pioneer life, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Race and Gender, British, Americans, Africans
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Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, David W. Blight, 1949-, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1, Interview with Margaret Washington, Associate Professor of History,...
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 50 mins
Margaret Washington is interviewed about the change from indentured labor towards enslaved labor, Virginians' concerns about black and white servants, the earliest Africans in Virginia, the relationships between Europeans and Africans, Jemmy, the leader of the Stono Rebellion, the idea of freedom for Stono rebels,...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 50 mins
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Margaret Washington is interviewed about the change from indentured labor towards enslaved labor, Virginians' concerns about black and white servants, the earliest Africans in Virginia, the relationships between Europeans and Africans, Jemmy, the leader of the Stono Rebellion, the idea of freedom for Stono rebels, the impact of the Stono Rebellion and the rise of Africans' concern after the Stono Rebellion.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Margaret Washington, fl. 1988, Olaudah Equiano, 1745-1797
Topic / Theme
Freed slaves, Slaveholders, Slave trade, Race relations, Rebellions, Slavery, Stono Rebellion, 1739, Imperialism and Colonialism, Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Americans, Africans, Europeans
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Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Margaret Washington, fl. 1988, Olaudah Equiano, 1745-1797, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1, Interview with Norrece T. Jones, Associate Professor of History and...
directed by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation), 52 mins
Norrece Jones is interviewed about slavery on the basis of race, Africans' fear that the Europeans were cannibals,The Middle Passage, the horrific conditions on slave ships, Olaudah Equiano's observations of brutality, the early status of Africans in Virginia, Creoles' concern about the arrival of African slaves,...
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directed by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation), 52 mins
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Norrece Jones is interviewed about slavery on the basis of race, Africans' fear that the Europeans were cannibals,The Middle Passage, the horrific conditions on slave ships, Olaudah Equiano's observations of brutality, the early status of Africans in Virginia, Creoles' concern about the arrival of African slaves, the quest for freedom, South Carolina's preference for African slaves, opportunities for free blacks, black vs. white perception of fr...
Norrece Jones is interviewed about slavery on the basis of race, Africans' fear that the Europeans were cannibals,The Middle Passage, the horrific conditions on slave ships, Olaudah Equiano's observations of brutality, the early status of Africans in Virginia, Creoles' concern about the arrival of African slaves, the quest for freedom, South Carolina's preference for African slaves, opportunities for free blacks, black vs. white perception of freedom.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Norrece T. Jones, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Indentured servitude, Treatment of slaves, Race and culture, Ships, Character traits, Agriculture, Family and Culture, War and Violence, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Norrece T. Jones, 1953-, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
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